MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'follies'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:56:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216786&cid=t_249986_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fthe-diabetic-partner-follies-act-23-life-in-the-supporting-role.html We have a special treat for today’s edition of The Diabetic Partner Follies, the series featuring partners and loved ones of diabetics. Today our guest is Andreina Davila, the behind-the-scenes partner at one of our largest online diabetes communities, TuDiabetes.org. Her husband is of course founder and diabetes advocate extraordinaire, Manny Hernandez. Andreina isn’t just a [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216786 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:00:06 +0100 3216786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3159932&cid=t_249986_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fthe-diabetic-partner-follies-act-22-what-does-it-take-to-be-a-caregiver.html Welcome, partners and loved ones of diabetics. It’s been a while since we’ve visited this series by and for you all, where you can share your perspective on what it means to live with diabetes “from the other side.” First off, I’d like to announce that fabulous fellow D-blogger and author Wil Dubois is working on [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3159932 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:00:10 +0100 3159932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3101008&cid=t_249986_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fwhat-to-do-about-unsupportive-partners.html A few days ago, I noticed an exceedingly active discussion thread over at DiabeticConnect that began with the header “Husband is not a supporter of diabetic food choices.” The woman who posted it explains how she struggles to cook separately for herself, her husband (a strictly meat-and-potatoes guy) and her two-year-old. This poor PWD mom is [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3101008 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:00:59 +0100 3101008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2417146&cid=t_249986_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F05%2Factress-olympia-dukakis-gets-behind-husbands-diabetes.html Forget about risk factors: nothing gives people the “diabetes wake-up call” like getting diagnosed yourself — or living through it with a loved one.  The latter is what happened recently to Academy-Award winner Olympia Dukakis, whose husband Louis Zorich was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last winter. Suddenly, diabetes awareness was a top-of-mind issue for the couple, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2417146 Tue, 19 May 2009 13:00:05 +0100 2417146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2046820&cid=t_249986_93_f&fid=34899&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mexicomedstudent.com%2F2008%2F12%2F871 Dr Val posted last week about doctors needing to go “finishing school” (original article in the NEJM and “mass marketed” via the New York Times) and said that at a minimum, physicians needed to do basic things that should be automatic, especially with common sense applied to a patient (read: vulnerable) situation. The automatic part would be taught as part of the medical school curriculum, with true compassion and sensitivity coming later. In other words, teach the rote mechanics as one would a physical exam, so a bare minimum of [manufactured] rapport can be established. Dr. Val said I don’t think that’s related to their medical school curriculae - it’s the sad result of a broken healthcare system that wears thin our common human decency. Doctors are exhauste... Mexico Medical Student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2046820 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:08:35 +0100 2046820 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1319348&cid=t_249986_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fthe-diabetic-pa.html Hello Partners and Loved Ones of Us PWDs (People with Diabetes), Welcome back to the Diabetic Partner Follies, a series of guest posts about the challenges of living beside someone affected by diabetes. This edition came to me in the... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1319348 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:45:00 +0100 1319348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1194695&cid=t_249986_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F02%2Fhoax-mississippi-to-make-it-illlegal.html A bill in Mississippi supposedly would make it illegal to serve obese patrons. When I first read this, words escaped me, and that is rare. Then I thought: Hey, send a copy to the UK. They love surrealistic nonsense like this. Then, I thought: This is too fat a target. So I went to the Mississippi Legislature Web site and looked up HB 282. Sure enough, it was a measure, since dead, to regulate lawyers advertising.Hoax! But a good 'un because the way things are going, it had more than a modicum of believability. It sure fooled Drudge! (Source: Secondhand Smoke) Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1194695 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:18:00 +0100 1194695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1194696&cid=t_249986_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F02%2Fnhs-follies-rent-womb-paying-for.html This is unbelievable: The NHS is seriously considering paying 15,000 Pounds (about $32,000) to surrogate mothers to gestate babies for infertile couples. This, from the same NHS that rations care to the elderly. From the story:Surrogate mothers could be given up to £15,000 of Health Service money to have children for gay couples, it emerged yesterday.An NHS trust is considering funding the service for infertile couples - whether they are heterosexual or of the same-sex. If the proposals are approved, the Health Service will pay for IVF cycles and the expenses surrogate mothers are allowed...Surrogates would also be able to claim damages if things went wrong. The issue isn't gay couples, the issue is restricting care to some populations while going to extreme measures to assist others. Mor... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1194696 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:21:00 +0100 1194696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1096163&cid=t_249986_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fthe-diabetic-pa.html Time for another edition of the Diabetic Partner Follies, where the significant others of the PWDs (people with diabetes) are invited to share their experiences -- for community building and a bit of strategizing, perhaps. I say "strategizing" because today's... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1096163 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:45:00 +0100 1096163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1000998&cid=t_249986_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fthe-diabetic-pa.html Hello again here at the Diabetic Partner Follies, where people who live with and love the PWDs (people with diabetes) are invited to share their stories and vent, if needed. Today, a woman who prefers to remain anonymous explains how... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1000998 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:45:00 +0100 1000998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=792841&cid=t_249986_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fthe-diabetic-pa.html A heartfelt welcome once again to the Diabetic Partner Follies, a sharing place for partners of people with diabetes (PWDs). This week, we hear from Cheryl in Washington state, who's had a long and happy marriage with her Type 1... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=792841 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:45:00 +0100 792841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=714014&cid=t_249986_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fthe-diabetic-pa.html Welcome back to the Diabetic Partner Follies, where the partners of people with diabets (PWDs) come to share. Michael has had a crash course in this disease since his wife was diagnosed, and it ain't been pretty. Like so many... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=714014 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:45:00 +0100 714014 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479059&cid=t_249986_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fthe_diabetic_pa.html Today, another installment of the Diabetic Partner Follies -- where partners of PWDs have their chance to speak out -- brings us yet another new perspective on life beside the people who've got the 'betes. Janet writes that she's delighted... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=479059 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:45:00 +0100 479059